წამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian წამი (c̣ami).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsʼɑmi/

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami) (plural წამები)

  1. second (unit of time)
  2. instant, blink

Derived terms
  • ერთსა და იმავე წამს (ertsa da imave c̣ams)
  • ამ წამში (am c̣amši)

Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian წამი (c̣ami). Doublet of inherited წუმი (c̣umi).

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami)

  1. moment, second, instant, blink

References
  • Kipšidze, I. (1910), “წამი”, in Grammatika mingrelʹskago (iverskago) jazyka s xrestomatijeju i slovarem [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Materialy po jafetičeskomu jazykoznaniju; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 377b

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *c̣am-.

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami)

  1. moment, second
  2. eyelash

References
  • abulaʒe, ilia (1973), “წამი”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 531
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